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For the purpose of establishing state teachers colleges and
state colleges the state is divided into seven districts as follows:

(1) The counties of Bates, Benton, Camden, Cass, Cole, Cooper, Henry,
Hickory, Jackson, Johnson, Lafayette, Maries, Miller, Moniteau, Morgan,
Osage, Pettis, Phelps, Pulaski, St. Clair and Saline shall constitute the
first district.

(2) The counties lying south of the Missouri River and east of a line
beginning at the northwest corner of Gasconade County and running south
with the western boundaries of Gasconade, Crawford, and Dent counties,
thence east along the northern border of Shannon County to Reynolds
County, thence south along western boundaries of Reynolds, Carter and
Ripley counties to the state line, shall constitute the second district.

(3) The counties of Barry, Barton, Christian, Cedar, Dade, Dallas,
Douglas, Greene, Howell, Jasper, Laclede, Lawrence, McDonald, Newton,
Oregon, Ozark, Polk, Shannon, Stone, Taney, Texas, Vernon, Webster and
Wright shall constitute the third district.

(4) The counties of Atchison, Andrew, Buchanan, Caldwell, Carroll, Clay,
Clinton, Daviess, DeKalb, Gentry, Grundy, Harrison, Holt, Livingston,
Mercer, Nodaway, Platte, Ray and Worth shall constitute the fourth
district.

(5) The fifth district shall be coterminous with that of the Missouri
Western Junior College district as it existed on January 1, 1966.

(6) The sixth district shall be coterminous with that of the Jasper
County Junior College district as it existed on January 1, 1966.

(7) The county of St. Louis and the city of St. Louis shall constitute
the seventh district. (RSMo 1939 § 10751, A.L. 1953 p. 495, A.L. 1955 p.
542, A.L. 1979 S.B. 2, A.L. 1985 H.B. 196)

Prior revisions: 1929 § 9594; 1919 § 11489; 1909 § 11063

Effective 1-1-86

1. Except as provided in subsection 5 of this section, state
institutions of higher education governed by sections 174.020 to 174.500
shall be named and known as follows: the institution at Warrensburg,
Johnson County, shall hereafter be known as the "Central Missouri State
University"; the institution at Cape Girardeau, Cape Girardeau County,
shall hereafter be known as the "Southeast Missouri State University";
the institution at Springfield, Greene County, shall hereafter be known
as the "Missouri State University"; the institution at Maryville, Nodaway
County, shall hereafter be known as the "Northwest Missouri State
University"; the institution at St. Joseph, Buchanan County, shall
hereafter be known as the "Missouri Western State University"; the
institution at Joplin, Jasper County, shall hereafter be known as the
"Missouri Southern State University"; and the college in the city of St.
Louis shall be known as "Harris-Stowe State University".

2. References in the statutes in this state to such institutions whether
denominated colleges or universities in such statutes or whether said
institutions are renamed in subsection 1 of this section shall continue
to apply to the applicable institution.

3. Any costs incurred with respect to modifications of the names of the
state colleges and universities specified in subsection 1 of this section
shall not be paid from state funds.

4. When the conditions set forth in section 178.631, RSMo, are met, the
technical college located in Osage County, commonly known as the East
Campus of Linn Technical College, shall be known as "Linn State Technical
College".

*5. The board of governors of the institution at Warrensburg, Johnson
County, may alter the name of such institution to "The University of
Central Missouri" upon the approval of at least four voting members of
the board. Upon such a vote, the board shall provide written notice to
the revisor of statutes affirming that the board has approved the
alteration. From the date the revisor receives the notice, the
institution at Warrensburg, Johnson County, shall be named and known as
"The University of Central Missouri". The provisions of this subsection
shall expire on August 28, 2007. (RSMo 1939 § 10752, A.L. 1965 p. 304,
A.L. 1979 S.B. 2, A.L. 1985 H.B. 196, A.L. 1995 S.B. 101 merged with S.B.
340, A.L. 2003 S.B. 55, A.L. 2005 S.B. 98)

Prior revisions: 1929 § 9595; 1919 § 11490; 1909 § 11064

*Subsection 5 expires 8-28-07.

The board of regents of each state teachers college located in
the districts described in subdivisions (1) through (4) of section
174.010 may in its discretion change the name of its college as provided
by section 174.020 by eliminating from the name of the institution the
words "teachers college" or any of such words and to add the word
"university" in lieu of the word "college", and to change the name of the
board as provided by section 174.040 by eliminating therefrom the word
"teachers" and to add thereto the word "university" in lieu of the word
"college"; and thereafter the institutions and boards shall have and
enjoy the same rights and privileges as are granted to teachers colleges
by law, but this section shall not be construed to grant authority to
such institutions to confer postgraduate degrees except those which may
be necessary to the training of teachers for the free public schools of
the state, or degrees other than those in education and arts and
sciences, nor does it grant additional powers or authorities to those
institutions or those boards not enjoyed by other colleges or boards
whose names are not changed; provided that nothing in this section shall
be construed to limit the missions, degree programs, powers or
authorities granted to those institutions or boards under section
173.030, RSMo, and section 174.450. (L. 1945 p. 1622 § 10760a, A.L. 1972
S.B. 427, A.L. 1979 S.B. 2, A.L. 1985 H.B. 196, A.L. 1995 S.B. 340)

The board of regents for each of the educational institutions
referred to in section 174.020 shall be known respectively as "The Board
of Regents" and by their respective names they shall have perpetual
succession, with power to:

(1) Sue and be sued;

(2) Complain and defend in all courts;

(3) Take, purchase, and hold real estate, and sell and convey or
otherwise dispose of the same;

(4) Condemn and appropriate real estate or other property, or any
interest therein, for any public purpose within the scope of its
organization, in the same manner and with like effect as is provided in
chapter 523, RSMo, relating to the appropriation and valuation of lands
taken for telegraph, telephone, gravel and plank or railroad purposes; and

(5) Make and use a common seal and to alter the same. (RSMo 1939 § 10753,
A. 1949 S.B. 1046, A.L. 1957 p. 482, A.L. 1979 S.B. 2)

Prior revisions: 1929 § 9596; 1919 § 11491; 1909 § 11065

CROSS REFERENCES: Board of regents of Central Missouri State University
and Southwest Missouri State University abolished and board of governors
appointed, when, RSMo 174.450 Confidentiality, board of governors,
recusal, RSMo 174.621 Meetings of board, closed to student
representatives, when, RSMo 174.621

1. The titles which were vested in the governor by section 15 of
the omnibus reorganization act of 1974, appendix B, RSMo, to mineral
rights acquired by the state as a gift to the board of regents of Central
Missouri State University from Howard W. Marolf and Margaret A. Marolf,
in December, 1963, are hereby transferred to and vested in the board of
regents of Central Missouri State University.

2. The board of regents for Central Missouri State University is hereby
and hereafter authorized to grant, bargain and sell, convey and confirm,
at its discretion, all or any portion of the mineral rights reserved in,
on, under and to land, more particularly described in subsection 3 of
this section, in Howell, Laclede, Taney, Texas, Webster, and Wright
Counties in Missouri. The title to these mineral rights was acquired as a
gift to Central Missouri State University for the expressed purpose of
establishment of a fund for scholarships in 1963.

3. The mineral rights are more particularly described as those reserved
in, on, under and to land described in deeds, properly recorded in
Howell, Laclede, Taney, Texas, Webster, and Wright Counties, Missouri,
which deeds reflect transfer of ownership of the mineral rights to the
board of regents for the Central Missouri State College, Warrensburg,
Missouri, from Howard W. Marolf and Margaret A. Marolf, in December, 1963.

4. The consideration for any future conveyance shall be an amount equal
to the fair market value of the mineral rights, as determined by the
board of regents for Central Missouri State University, at the time of
the conveyance.

5. In accordance with the expressed purpose of the gift by the donors of
the mineral rights, proceeds from any future conveyance shall accrue to
the scholarship fund of Central Missouri State University. (L. 1981 S.B.
440 §§ 1 to 5)

The board of regents for each college shall be composed of seven
members, six of whom shall reside in the district in which the college
for which they are appointed regents is situated, and at least one member
of each board shall be a resident of the county in which the college for
such district is located. The state commissioner of education shall be an
ex officio member of each of said boards. (RSMo 1939 § 10754, A.L. 1945
p. 1684, A. 1949 S.B. 1046)

Prior revisions: 1929 § 9597; 1919 § 11492; 1909 § 11066

1. The governor shall, by and with the advice and consent of the
senate, appoint a student representative to the board of regents or
governors of each educational institution referred to in section 174.020
who shall attend all meetings and participate in all deliberations of the
board. Such student representative shall not have the right to vote on
any matter before the board.

2. Such student representative shall be a full-time student at the
institution as defined by the board, selected from a panel of three names
submitted to the governor by the student government president, a citizen
of the United States, and a resident of the state of Missouri. No person
may be appointed who is not actually enrolled during the term of such
person's appointment as a student at the institution.

3. The term of the student representative shall be two years, except that
the person first appointed shall serve until January 1, 1986.

4. If a vacancy occurs for any reason in the position of student
representative, the governor shall appoint a replacement who meets the
qualifications set forth in subsection 2 of this section and who shall
serve until such representative's successor is appointed and qualified.

5. If the student representative ceases to be a student at the
institution, or a resident of the state of Missouri, or fails to follow
the board's attendance policy, the student representative's position
shall at once become vacant, unless the student representative's absence
is caused by sickness or some accident preventing the student
representative's arrival at the time and place appointed for the meeting.

6. The student representative shall receive the same reimbursement for
expenses as other members of the board of regents receive pursuant to
section 174.100.

7. Unless alternative arrangements for payment have been made and agreed
to by the student and the educational institution, the student
representative shall have paid all student and tuition fees due prior to
such appointment and shall pay all future student and tuition fees during
the term of office when such fees are due. (L. 1984 H.B. 998 § 2, A.L.
1996 H.B. 980, A.L. 1999 H.B. 889)

CROSS REFERENCE: Student representative, meetings of board closed to,
when, RSMo 174.621

Every two years during a regular session of the general
assembly, the governor shall, by and with the advice and consent of the
senate, appoint two regents for each college, and whenever a vacancy
occurs in either of said boards by death, resignation, removal from the
district or by operation of law or otherwise, the governor shall, in a
like manner immediately appoint some competent person to fill such
vacancy, and communicate his action thereon to the senate at the next
session of the general assembly thereafter. The person so appointed shall
hold his office subject to the confirmation of the senate, for the
unexpired term; provided, that not more than three of said board,
excluding the state commissioner of education, shall belong to the same
political party. Of each board of regents, at least one member shall be a
full-time student of the college over which the board has governance. The
student regent, while attending the meetings of the board, shall receive
his actual expenses, which shall be paid out of the university's ordinary
revenue. (RSMo 1939 § 10755, A.L. 1945 p. 1684, A.L. 1986 S.B. 707)

Prior revisions: 1929 § 9598; 1919 § 11493; 1909 § 11067

Effective 6-27-86

The regents shall hold their offices for the term of six years
from the first day of January next prior to their confirmation, and until
their successors are duly appointed and qualified, except such as may be
appointed to fill a vacancy, who shall hold office for the unexpired
term. (RSMo 1939 § 10756)

Prior revisions: 1929 § 9599; 1919 § 11494; 1909 § 11068

There shall be a president and vice president of each board, who
shall be chosen by the members of the respective boards, and each board
shall have a secretary and a treasurer and such other officers as may be
deemed necessary; but no board shall appoint one of its members
treasurer. (RSMo 1939 § 10757)

Prior revisions: 1929 § 9600; 1919 § 11495; 1909 § 11069

A majority of the members of the board shall constitute a quorum
for the transaction of business, but no appropriation of money nor any
contract which shall require any appropriation or disbursement of money,
shall be made, nor teacher employed or dismissed, unless a majority of
all the members of the board vote for the same. (RSMo 1939 § 10758)

Prior revisions: 1929 § 9601; 1919 § 11496; 1909 § 11070

1. A meeting of each board of regents shall be called by the
president thereof at the earliest convenient time and place following the
appointment of new members in any biennial period for the purpose of
selecting officers for the ensuing biennial period and the transaction of
such business as may be regularly presented and as the board may direct.

2. The board at its first meeting shall fix the date of the next annual
meeting; adjourned meetings may be held at such times and places as may
be determined at any previous meeting. Upon the written request of any
two members of the board, or at the request of the faculty, signed by the
president or vice president and certified by the secretary thereof, the
president of the board shall call a meeting, and the secretary shall
notify each member of the board of such called meeting, and the object or
objects thereof, and no other business shall be transacted at such
meeting unless all members of the board are present and consent thereto.

3. Each member of the board shall receive as full compensation for his
services six cents per mile for each mile necessarily traveled in going
to and from each meeting of the board and the actual expenses incurred
during his attendance at the same, to be paid out of the contingent fund
of the college. (RSMo 1939 § 10759)

Prior revisions: 1929 § 9602; 1919 § 11497; 1909 § 11077

Each governing board of the four-year institutions defined in
section 176.010, RSMo, shall adopt an individual attendance policy for
the members of its board, by August 28, 1996, and in compliance with
subsection 3 of section 172.070, RSMo. If an attendance policy is not
adopted, the coordinating board for higher education shall establish an
attendance policy for the governing board by January 1, 1997. (L. 1996
H.B. 980 § 1)

Each board shall have power to make such rules, regulations and
bylaws as may be deemed necessary for the government of the officers of
the board and to secure their accountability. (RSMo 1939 § 10761)

Prior revisions: 1929 § 9604; 1919 § 11499; 1909 § 11072

Each state teachers college shall be under the general control
and management of its board of regents, and the board shall possess full
power and authority to adopt all needful rules and regulations for the
guidance and supervision of the conduct of all students while enrolled as
such; to enforce obedience to the rules; to invest the faculty with the
power to suspend, or expel any student for disobedience to the rules, or
for any contumacy, insubordination, dishonesty, drunkenness or immoral
conduct; to appoint and dismiss all officers and teachers; to direct the
course of instruction; to designate the textbooks to be used; to direct
what reports shall be made; to appoint a treasurer for such college, and
to determine the amount of his bond, which shall be in amount not less
than ten thousand dollars; and to have the entire management of the
college, including qualifications for admission. (RSMo 1939 § 10760)

Prior revisions: 1929 § 9603; 1919 § 11498; 1909 § 11071

1. All teacher-training institutions, receiving state aid, shall
provide courses in physical education, first aid and cardiopulmonary*
resuscitation for the proper preparation of teachers to carry out the
rules and regulations of the state board of education as provided in
section 161.102, RSMo. Each of the five state colleges shall provide
extension service of properly trained and qualified field advisers for
the teachers and others engaged in carrying out the provisions of
sections 161.102, RSMo, and 168.171, RSMo, within their several
territorial jurisdictions, such jurisdiction to be established and
coordinated by the state commissioner of education.

2. Such teacher-training institutions as provided in subsection 1 of this
section shall provide a course for teachers for annual recertification in
cardiopulmonary* resuscitation. (L. 1963 p. 200 § 15-2, A.L. 1998 H.B.
968)

(Source: RSMo 1959 § 163.260)

*Word "cardiac-pulmonary" appears in original rolls.

Each board may make such rules and regulations for the admission
of students as may be deemed proper. (RSMo 1939 § 10762)

Prior revisions: 1929 § 9605; 1919 § 11500; 1909 § 11076

Each board of regents may appoint and remove the president or
any professor or teacher in any state college in its district; may fix
the duration, terms and conditions of their offices and compensation; may
enter into agreements for and make contributions to both voluntary and
statutory retirement plans for the president, professors and teachers;
and under rules adopted by the board may extend the provisions of the
workers' compensation law to all employees thereof. (RSMo 1939 § 10765,
A.L. 1947 V. II p. 382, A.L. 1969 p. 288)

Prior revisions: 1929 § 9608; 1919 § 11503; 1909 § 11074

1. No president, professor or teacher shall be removed except
for incompetency, neglect or refusal to perform his duties, dishonesty,
drunkenness or immoral conduct; nor shall such president, professor or
teacher be removed until after ten days' notice, in writing, stating the
nature and cause of removal; and he shall have an opportunity to make a
defense before the board by counsel or otherwise; and be allowed to
introduce testimony which shall be heard and determined by the board.

2. In every case of suspension or expulsion by the faculty the person
suspended or expelled shall be allowed an appeal to the board from the
decision of the faculty, and the board shall prescribe the manner and
mode of proceeding in the matter of such appeal; but the decision of the
board upon such appeal shall be final. (RSMo 1939 § 10766)

Prior revisions: 1929 § 9609; 1919 § 11504; 1909 § 11075

The board of regents of each state college and each state
teachers college shall have power and authority to confer upon students,
by diploma under the common seal, such degrees as are usually granted by
such colleges. (RSMo 1939 § 10764, A.L. 1945 p. 1686, A.L. 1947 V. II p.
369, A. 1949 S.B. 1046)

Prior revisions: 1929 § 9607; 1919 § 11502; 1909 § 11072

CROSS REFERENCES: Lincoln University curators, same powers as University
of Missouri, RSMo 175.040 University of Missouri curators, degrees, RSMo
172.280

The president of each board shall make an annual report to the
department of higher education, in the month of August in each year, of
all receipts of moneys from appropriations, incidental fees, and all
other sources, and the disbursements thereof, and for what purposes, and
the condition of said college. (RSMo 1939 § 10767, A.L. 1945 p. 1684)

Prior revisions: 1929 § 9610; 1919 § 11505; 1909 § 11078

1. The treasurer of each board, before he enters upon the duties
of his office, shall enter into a bond to the state of Missouri, with
good and sufficient security, in a penal sum of not less than fifty
thousand dollars, to be approved by the board, conditioned that he will
faithfully perform all the duties required of him by law as such
treasurer, and account for and pay over all money received by him, which
bond shall be filed with the secretary of the board.

2. The treasurer of each board shall receive, keep and disburse all
moneys under the control of the board of his district, and perform all
such acts as appertain to his office, under the direction of the board,
and make reports of the same to the board at its annual meeting.

3. The treasurer of each board shall also make and furnish to the
department of higher education in the month of August of each year, an
abstract which shall contain a full account of all moneys received and
disbursed by his college during the preceding year, stating from what
source received and on what account paid out, and the amount paid to each
professor, teacher or other officer of the college; and said treasurer
shall every two years report to the general assembly, under oath, an
itemized statement of all receipts and expenditures for the two calendar
years preceding, showing minutely all disbursements of money received
from the state or other sources, and said college shall not be entitled
to any appropriation unless such statement is so made. (RSMo 1939 §
10768, A.L. 1945 p. 1684)

Prior revisions: 1929 § 9611; 1919 § 11506; 1909 §§ 11079, 11080

The secretary of each board shall keep and preserve all records,
books and papers belonging to the board. He shall keep a journal of the
proceedings of the board, in which the ayes and noes on all questions
shall be entered, if requested by any one member of the board. He shall
prepare, under the direction of the board, all reports and estimates, and
do and execute all such matters and things as belong to his office.
Annually, in the month of August, he shall transmit to the department of
higher education the names of all those receiving diplomas with
residences and dates of issue. The compensation of the secretary shall be
fixed by the board, and shall in no case exceed fifty dollars per annum.
(RSMo 1939 § 10769, A.L. 1945 p. 1684, A. 1949 S.B. 1046)

Prior revisions: 1929 § 9612; 1919 § 11507; 1909 §§ 11073, 11081

All appropriations made by the general assembly for the support
of any state teachers college or for the benefit thereof, and all grants,
gifts, bequests or donations by any individual or corporation for a
specified use shall not be applied either wholly or in part to any other
use or uses. (RSMo 1939 § 10772)

Prior revisions: 1929 § 9615; 1919 § 11510; 1909 § 11084

Each board shall, at its annual meeting, provide for the payment
of any indebtedness of its college, and for that purpose it shall set
apart all moneys derived from incidental or other fees paid by students
to the payment of the following:

(1) The incidental expenses of the college; and

(2) The payment of such indebtedness; and until such indebtedness shall
be fully paid off no part of the fund derived from incidental fees shall
be used for the payment of professors, teachers or other officers or
employees of such college, nor shall the board, until such indebtedness
be fully paid, make any contract for the hire, employment or payment of
professors, teachers or other officers or employees of such colleges that
will require a greater sum of money for the annual payment thereof than
the amount of the appropriation by the state for the support of such
college for that year. (RSMo 1939 § 10770)

Prior revisions: 1929 § 9613; 1919 § 11508; 1909 § 11083

No president, professor, teacher, regent or other officer or
employee shall keep for sale or be interested, directly or indirectly, in
the sales of any school furniture or apparatus, books, maps, charts or
stationery used in said colleges; nor be interested, directly or
indirectly in any contract or purchase for building or repairing any
structure, or for fencing or ornamenting the grounds, or furnishing any
supplies or material for the use of such state teachers colleges. (RSMo
1939 § 10771)

Prior revisions: 1929 § 9614; 1919 § 11509; 1909 § 11082

Missouri State University shall not seek the land grant
designation held by Lincoln University and the University of Missouri nor
shall Missouri State University seek the research designation currently
held by the University of Missouri. Missouri State University shall offer
engineering programs and doctoral programs only in cooperation with the
University of Missouri; provided that such cooperative agreements are
approved by the governing boards of each institution and that in these
instances the University of Missouri shall be the degree-granting
institution. Should the University of Missouri decline to cooperate in
the offering of such programs within one year of the formal approval of
the coordinating board, Missouri State University may cooperate with
another educational institution, or directly offer the degree. In all
cases, the offering of such degree programs shall be subject to the
approval of the coordinating board for higher education, or any other
higher education governing authority that may replace it. Missouri State
University may offer doctoral programs in audiology and physical therapy.
Missouri State University shall neither offer nor duplicate the
professional programs at the University of Missouri including, without
limitation, those that train medical doctors, pharmacists, dentists,
veterinarians, optometrists, lawyers, and architects. The alteration of
the name of Southwest Missouri State University to Missouri State
University shall not entitle Missouri State University to any additional
state funding. (L. 2005 S.B. 98 § 1)

1. Other provisions of law notwithstanding, if the facilities of
the present Jasper County Junior College district are made available,
there shall be established in Jasper County, Missouri, a state college,
which shall make available those third and fourth year college level
courses that lead to a baccalaureate degree.

2. This state college shall in the year 1967, or at such a time as the
present Jasper County Junior College district has acquired a campus for a
third and fourth year college which meets the requirements established by
the board of curators of Missouri University and its enrollment trends
constitute sufficient justification for the operation of a four year
college in the opinion of the board, whichever occurs later, become an
independent two year state senior college, to be known as the "Missouri
Southern State College". Its district shall be coterminous with that of
the Jasper County Junior College district. (L. 1965 p. 304 § 1)

1. On and after August 28, 2005, the institution formerly known
as Missouri Southern State College located in Joplin, Jasper County,
shall be known as "Missouri Southern State University". Missouri Southern
State University is hereby designated and shall hereafter be operated as
a statewide institution of international or global education. The
Missouri Southern State University is hereby designated a moderately
selective institution which shall provide associate degree programs
except as provided in subsection 2 of this section, baccalaureate degree
programs, and graduate degree programs pursuant to subdivisions (1) and
(2) of subsection 2 of section 173.005, RSMo. The institution shall
develop such academic support programs and public service activities it
deems necessary and appropriate to establish international or global
education as a distinctive theme of its mission. Consistent with the
provisions of section 174.324, Missouri Southern State University is
authorized to offer master's level degree programs in accountancy,
subject to the approval of the coordinating board for higher education as
provided in subdivision (1) of subsection 2 of section 173.005, RSMo.

2. As of July 1, 2008, Missouri Southern State University shall
discontinue any and all associate degree programs unless the continuation
of such associate degree programs is approved by the coordinating board
for higher education pursuant to subdivision (1) of subsection 2 of
section 173.005, RSMo. (L. 1995 H.B. 442 § 1, A.L. 2003 S.B. 55, A.L.
2005 S.B. 98)

Degree programs offered by Missouri Southern State College prior
to August 28, 1995, that have been approved by the coordinating board for
higher education may be continued by the board of regents. Within twelve
months of August 28, 1995, the board of regents shall submit to the
coordinating board for its review and approval a three-year plan
outlining admissions requirements, program changes, institutional
performance goals, assessment measures, and fees appropriate to its
statutory mission. Pursuant to subdivision (1) of subsection 2 of section
173.005, RSMo, the coordinating board shall review and may approve all
proposed new degree programs contained in the three-year plan. (L. 1995
H.B. 442 § 2)

1. If the facilities of the present Missouri Western Junior
College are made available, there shall be established in St. Joseph,
Missouri, a state college, which shall make available those third- and
fourth-year college level courses that lead to a baccalaureate degree.

2. This state college shall in the year 1967, or at such a time as the
present Missouri Western Junior College has acquired a campus for a
third- and fourth-year college which meets the requirements established
by the board of curators of Missouri University and its enrollment trends
constitute sufficient justification for the operation of a four-year
college in the opinion of the board, whichever occurs later, become an
independent two-year state senior college, to be known as the "Missouri
Western State University". Its district shall be Buchanan County and
counties contiguous to Buchanan County. (L. 1965 p. 304 § 2, A.L. 2005
S.B. 98)

Revisor's note: Conditions set out in this section were met and Missouri
Western State College became a four-year college October 22, 1968.

1. On and after August 28, 2005, the institution formerly known
as Missouri Western State College at St. Joseph, Buchanan County, shall
hereafter be known as the "Missouri Western State University". Missouri
Western State University is hereby designated and shall hereafter be
operated as a statewide institution of applied learning. The Missouri
Western State University is hereby designated an open enrollment
institution which shall provide associate degree programs except as
provided in subsection 2 of this section, baccalaureate degree programs,
and graduate degree programs pursuant to subdivisions (1) and (2) of
subsection 2 of section 173.005, RSMo. The institution shall develop such
academic support programs as it deems necessary and appropriate to an
open enrollment institution with a statewide mission of applied learning.
Consistent with the provisions of section 174.324, Missouri Western State
University is authorized to offer master's level degree programs in
accountancy, subject to the approval of the coordinating board for higher
education as provided in subdivision (1) of subsection 2 of section
173.005, RSMo.

2. As of July 1, 2010, Missouri Western State University shall
discontinue any and all associate degree programs unless the continuation
of such associate degree program is approved by the coordinating board
for higher education pursuant to subdivision 2 of section 173.005, RSMo.
(L. 1995 H.B. 442 § 3, A.L. 2005 S.B. 98)

Degree programs offered by Missouri Western State University
prior to August 28, 1995, that have been approved by the coordinating
board for higher education may be continued by the board of regents.
Within twelve months of August 28, 1995, the board of regents shall
submit to the coordinating board for its review and approval a three-year
plan outlining admissions requirements, program changes, institutional
performance goals, assessment measures, and fees appropriate to its
statutory mission. Pursuant to subdivision (1) of subsection 2 of section
173.005, RSMo, the coordinating board shall review and may approve all
proposed new degree programs included in the three-year plan. (L. 1995
H.B. 442 § 4, A.L. 2005 S.B. 98)

The state of Missouri may provide the funds necessary to provide
the staff, cost of operation, and payment of all capital improvements
commenced after July 1, 1977, for Missouri Southern State University and
Missouri Western State University. (L. 1975 S.B. 114 § 4, A.L. 1995 H.B.
442, A.L. 2005 S.B. 98)

1. The board of trustees of the Jasper County Junior College
district and the board of trustees of the Missouri Western Junior College
district shall make an orderly transfer of all the property of the junior
college districts, including but not limited to land and capital
improvements to the state of Missouri on July 1, 1977, except that, the
junior college districts shall retire all bonds for capital improvements
commenced before the effective date of this act by levying a tax within
their respective districts as provided in sections 178.770 to 178.890,
RSMo, combined with funds available from any other sources. After all
bonded indebtedness has been retired, each junior college district shall
cease to exist, and no levy shall be made for junior college purposes.

2. After July 1, 1977, the board of trustees of the Jasper County Junior
College district and the board of trustees of the Missouri Western Junior
College district shall have no duties other than those specified by
sections 174.241, 174.261 and 174.266 and shall not exercise any powers
previously held. After September 28, 1979, the members of the board of
trustees of the Jasper County Junior College district and the members of
the board of trustees of the Missouri Western Junior College district
shall continue in office for the balance of their terms. Vacancies on
said boards of trustees will be filled by appointment by the boards of
regents of the respective colleges. (L. 1975 S.B. 114 §§ 3, 5, A.L. 1979
S.B. 2)

1. The two year senior colleges provided for in sections 174.230
to 174.270 shall be subject to all the provisions of sections 174.010 to
174.220 not in conflict with sections 174.230 to 174.270.

2. Effective upon the establishment of a district provided for in
sections 174.230 to 174.270, all territory within that district which,
prior to the establishment, was contained in another state college
district, shall automatically cease to be a part of the former state
college district.

3. Other provisions of law notwithstanding, any member of a board of
regents of a preexisting state college who resides in a district newly
created under the provisions of sections 174.230 to 174.270 may continue
to serve as a member of that board of regents for the remainder of the
term for which he was appointed. (L. 1965 p. 304 §§ 3, 4)

1. Prior to October 17, 1978, the governor shall, with the
advice and consent of the senate, appoint a six-member board of regents
to assume the general control and management of Harris-Stowe College. The
members of the board shall serve for terms of six years each, except for
the members first appointed, two of whom shall serve two-year terms, two
of whom shall serve four-year terms, and two of whom shall serve six-year
terms. Not more than three of the regents shall be affiliated with any
one political party.

2. On and after August 28, 2005, Harris-Stowe State College shall be
known as Harris-Stowe State University, and the provisions contained in
subsection 1 of this section shall continue to apply to the institution.
(L. 1978 S.B. 703 § 2, A.L. 2005 S.B. 98)

1. There shall be a period of orderly transition which shall
begin with the appointment of the board of regents, during which the St.
Louis board of education shall convey by gift, the buildings, facilities,
equipment, and adjoining eight acres, more or less, of realty located at
3026 Laclede Avenue, St. Louis, Missouri, which currently serves as the
campus of Harris-Stowe State College, to the board of regents, and during
which time the St. Louis board of education, at its own expense, shall
continue to provide necessary supporting services to Harris-Stowe State
College. The transition period shall terminate no later than July 1,
1979, at which time the regents shall be responsible for every aspect of
the college's operation.

2. Notwithstanding any other provisions of this chapter to the contrary,
the board of regents of Harris-Stowe State College is authorized to offer
undergraduate degree programs with an emphasis on selected applied
professional disciplines that will meet the needs of the St. Louis
metropolitan area. Such programs shall be subject to approval by the
coordinating board for higher education as provided for in subdivision
(1) of subsection 2 of section 173.005, RSMo.

3. The state shall, effective July 1, 1978, provide the necessary funds
to fully staff and operate Harris-Stowe State College and to make
appropriate capital improvements.

4. On and after August 28, 2005, Harris-Stowe State College shall be
known as Harris-Stowe State University, and the provisions contained in
subsections 1 to 3 of this section shall continue to apply to the
institution. (L. 1978 S.B. 703 §§ 3, 4, 5, A.L. 1986 S.B. 602, A.L. 1993
S.B. 153, A.L. 2005 S.B. 98)

1. Any person employed by Harris-Stowe State College prior to
September 1, 1978, who is a member of the public school retirement system
established in sections 169.410 to 169.540, RSMo, and who did not become
a member of the Missouri state employees' retirement system may remain a
member of that public school retirement system. Any employer
contributions required to be made by sections 169.410 to 169.540, RSMo,
shall be made by the state of Missouri.

2. Any person employed on or after September 1, 1978, as an instructor,
teacher or administrator of Harris-Stowe State College and who did not
become a member of the Missouri state employees' retirement system under
section 104.342, RSMo, is a member of the public school retirement system
of Missouri created by sections 169.010 to 169.130, RSMo. Any other
person employed on or after September 1, 1978, as an employee of
Harris-Stowe State College is a member of the Missouri state employees'
retirement system established by sections 104.310 to 104.550, RSMo.

3. On and after August 28, 2005, Harris-Stowe State College shall be
known as Harris-Stowe State University, and the provisions contained in
subsections 1 and 2 of this section shall continue to apply to the
institution. (L. 1978 S.B. 703 § 6, A.L. 1987 H.B. 713, A.L. 1993 S.B.
153, A.L. 2005 S.B. 98)

Beginning with the fiscal year commencing on July 1, 1996, the
general assembly may make appropriations to the commissioner of
administration for grants to Central Missouri State University in the
planning for and construction of an international safety, health, and
environmental resource center, if the chairs of the respective
appropriation or budget committees determine that Central Missouri State
University has established and is actively building an endowment fund for
the partial funding of the resource center. In connection with the
utilization of such grants, Central Missouri State University may
contract with any person, firm or corporation, whether organized for
profit or otherwise, and may receive and expend funds received from the
federal government or any agency thereof, or from any person, firm or
corporation. Appropriations made pursuant to the provisions of this
section shall not be considered as a part of the regular appropriations
for Central Missouri State University nor shall such appropriations
result in any reduction of appropriations for Central Missouri State
University. Appropriations from the state shall be used exclusively for
capital construction costs and no state appropriations shall be made for
maintenance, repairs or personnel. (L. 1991 H.B. 25 § 8 merged with H.B.
51, et al. § 2)

Effective 7-1-96

1. Notwithstanding any law to the contrary, Missouri Western
State University and Missouri Southern State University may offer
master's degrees in accounting, subject to any terms and conditions of
the Missouri state board of accountancy applicable to any other
institution of higher education in this state which offers such degrees,
and subject to approval of the coordinating board for higher education.

2. Any new master's degree program offered at Missouri Southern State
University, Missouri Western State University, or any other public
institution of higher education in this state must be approved by the
coordinating board for higher education pursuant to the provisions of
subdivision (1) or (2) of subsection 2 of section 173.005, RSMo. (L. 1993
S.B. 191 § 1, A.L. 2003 S.B. 55, A.L. 2005 S.B. 98)

Any four-year state-supported institution of higher education
may charge reasonable fees for providing services to the private business
to which an electronic connection is provided. Any student debt incurred
to a private business shall not be considered to be debt owed to the
university. (L. 1994 H.B. 1248 & 1048 § 18)

Notwithstanding the provisions of section 174.050 to the
contrary, the board of regents of Northwest Missouri State University
shall be composed of nine members, six of whom shall reside in the
district in which the university is situated with at least one member of
the board being a resident of Nodaway County and two additional members
selected from any of the seven college districts as contained in section
174.010, provided that no more than one member be appointed from the same
congressional district, one of which shall serve a term of three years
and one of which shall serve a term of six years. All subsequent members
appointed shall serve a term of six years pursuant to the provisions of
section 174.070. (L. 2002 H.B. 1406)

1. Beginning with the 2004-2005 school year and for each school
year thereafter, every public institution of higher education in this
state shall require all students who reside in on-campus housing to sign
a written waiver stating that the institution of higher education has
provided the student, or if the student is a minor, the student's parents
or guardian, with detailed written information on the risks associated
with meningococcal disease and the availability and effectiveness of the
meningococcal vaccine.

2. Any student who elects to receive the meningococcal vaccine shall not
be required to sign a waiver referenced in subsection 1 of this section
and shall present a record of said vaccination to the institution of
higher education.

3. Each public university or college in this state shall maintain records
on the meningococcal vaccination status of every student residing in
on-campus housing at the university or college, including any written
waivers executed pursuant to subsection 1 of this section.

4. Nothing in this section shall be construed as requiring any
institution of higher education to provide or pay for vaccinations
against meningococcal disease. (L. 2003 S.B. 686 § 1)

1. Except as provided in subsection 2 of this section, the
governing board of Central Missouri State University, Missouri State
University, Missouri Southern State University, Missouri Western State
University, and of each other public institution of higher education
which, through the procedures established in subdivision (7) or (8) of
section 173.030, RSMo, is charged with a statewide mission shall be a
board of governors consisting of eight members, composed of seven voting
members and one nonvoting member as provided in sections 174.453 and
174.455, who shall be appointed by the governor of Missouri, by and with
the advice and consent of the senate. No person shall be appointed a
voting member who is not a citizen of the United States and who has not
been a resident of the state of Missouri for at least two years
immediately prior to such appointment. Not more than four voting members
shall belong to any one political party. The appointed members of the
board of regents serving on the date of the statutory mission change
shall become members of the board of governors on the effective date of
the statutory mission change and serve until the expiration of the terms
for which they were appointed. The board of regents of any such
institution shall be abolished on the effective date of the statutory
mission change, as prescribed in subdivision (7) or (8) of section
173.030, RSMo.

2. The governing board of Missouri State University, a public institution
of higher education charged with a statewide mission in public affairs,
shall be a board of governors of ten members, composed of nine voting
members and one nonvoting member, who shall be appointed by the governor,
by and with the advice and consent of the senate. The nonvoting member
shall be a student selected in the same manner as prescribed in section
174.055. No more than one voting member shall be appointed to the board
from the same congressional district, and every member of the board shall
be a citizen of the United States, and a resident of this state for at
least two years prior to his or her appointment. No more than five voting
members shall belong to any one political party.

3. The governing board of Missouri Southern State University shall be a
board of governors consisting of nine members, composed of eight voting
members and one nonvoting member as provided in sections 174.453 and
174.455, who shall be appointed by the governor of Missouri, by and with
the advice and consent of the senate. No person shall be appointed a
voting member who is not a citizen of the United States and who has not
been a resident of the state of Missouri for at least two years
immediately prior to such appointment. Not more than four voting members
shall belong to any one political party. (L. 1995 S.B. 340 § 1 subsec. 1,
A.L. 1999 S.B. 218, A.L. 2003 S.B. 55, A.L. 2005 S.B. 98)

1. The board of governors shall be appointed as follows:

(1) Five voting members shall be selected from the counties comprising
the institution's historic statutory service region as described in
section 174.010, except that no more than two members shall be appointed
from any one county with a population of less than two hundred thousand
inhabitants;

(2) Two voting members shall be selected from any of the counties in the
state which are outside of the institution's historic service region; and

(3) One nonvoting member who is a student shall be selected in the same
manner as prescribed in section 174.055.

2. The term of service of the governors shall be as follows:

(1) The voting members shall be appointed for terms of six years; and

(2) The nonvoting student member shall serve a two-year term.

3. Members of any board of governors selected pursuant to this section
and in office on May 13, 1999, shall serve the remainder of their
unexpired terms.

4. Notwithstanding the provisions of subsection 1 of this section, the
board of governors of Missouri Southern State University shall be
appointed as follows:

(1) Six voting members shall be selected from any of the following
counties: Barton, Jasper, Newton, McDonald, Dade, Lawrence, and Barry
provided that no more than three of these six members shall be appointed
from any one county;

(2) Two voting members shall be selected from any of the counties in the
state which are outside of the counties articulated in subdivision (1) of
this subsection;

(3) One nonvoting member who is a student shall be selected in the same
manner as prescribed in section 174.055; and

(4) The provisions of subdivisions (1) and (2) of this subsection shall
only apply to board members first appointed after August 28, 2004.

5. Notwithstanding the provisions of subsection 1 of this section, the
board of governors of Missouri Western State University shall be
appointed as follows:

(1) Five voting members shall be selected from any of the following
counties: Buchanan, Platte, Clinton, Andrew, and DeKalb provided that no
more than three of these five members shall be appointed from any one
county;

(2) Two voting members shall be selected from any of the counties in the
state which are outside of the counties articulated in subdivision (1) of
this subsection;

(3) One nonvoting member who is a student shall be selected in the same
manner as prescribed in section 174.055; and

(4) The provisions of subdivisions (1) and (2) of this subsection shall
only apply to board members first appointed after August 28, 2005. (L.
1995 S.B. 340 § 1 subsecs. 2, 3, A.L. 1999 S.B. 218, A.L. 2004 S.B. 1080,
A.L. 2005 S.B. 98)

The board members while attending the meetings of the board
shall receive their actual and necessary expenses, which shall be paid
out of the ordinary revenues of the university. Vacancies in terms of
office caused by death, resignation or removal shall be filled in the
manner provided by law for such vacancies on the board of curators of the
University of Missouri. (L. 1995 S.B. 340 § 1 subsec. 4)

The board of governors of such an institution shall have the
same powers, duties, authority, responsibilities, privileges, immunities,
liabilities and compensation as prescribed by law for the board of
curators of the University of Missouri. (L. 1995 S.B. 340 § 1 subsec. 5)

1. The board of regents of Southwest Missouri State University
is authorized to continue the program of higher education at West Plains,
Missouri, which was begun in 1963 and which shall be known as the "West
Plains Campus of Southwest Missouri State University". Southwest Missouri
State University may include an appropriation request for the branch
facility at West Plains in its operating budget.

2. The coordinating board for higher education in cooperation with the
board of regents shall develop a mission implementation plan for the
campus at West Plains, Howell County, which is known as the "West Plains
Campus of Southwest Missouri State University", and which shall be a
teaching institution, offering one-year certificates, two-year associate
degrees and credit and noncredit courses to both traditional and
nontraditional students to meet the ongoing and emerging employer and
educational needs of the citizens of the area served. (L. 1981 S.B. 25 §
1, A.L. 1991 H.B. 51, et al.)

The Truman State University located in Kirksville, Adair County,
is hereby designated and shall hereafter be operated as a statewide
institution of liberal arts and sciences. (L. 1985 H.B. 196, A.L. 1995
S.B. 340)

After July 1, 1996, the liberal arts and sciences university
formerly known as Northeast Missouri State University located in
Kirksville, Adair County, shall be known as the "Truman State
University". (L. 1995 S.B. 340 § 2)

Effective 7-2-96

The governing board of the Truman State University shall be a
board of governors consisting of ten members, composed of seven voting
members and three nonvoting members as provided in section 174.620, who
shall be appointed by the governor of Missouri, by and with the advice
and consent of the senate. No person shall be appointed a voting governor
who is not a citizen of the United States and who has not been a resident
of the state of Missouri for at least two years immediately prior to such
person's appointment. Not more than four voting governors shall belong to
any one political party. The appointed members of the board of regents
serving on January 1, 1986, shall become members of the board of
governors on January 1, 1986, and serve until the expiration of the terms
for which they were appointed. (L. 1985 H.B. 196, A.L. 1995 S.B. 340,
A.L. 2001 H.B. 218)

1. The board of governors shall be appointed as follows:

(1) Four voting members from the counties of Adair, Audrain, Boone,
Callaway, Chariton, Clark, Howard, Knox, Lewis, Lincoln, Linn, Marion,
Macon, Monroe, Montgomery, Pike, Putnam, Ralls, Randolph, St. Charles,
Schuyler, Scotland, Shelby, Sullivan, and Warren, provided that not more
than one member shall be appointed from the same county;

(2) Three voting members from any of the seven college districts as
contained in section 174.010, provided that no more than one member shall
be appointed from the same congressional district;

(3) Two nonvoting members whose residence is other than the state of
Missouri and who are knowledgeable of the educational mission of liberal
arts institutions; and

(4) One nonvoting member who is a student. Such student representative
shall attend all meetings and participate in all deliberations of the
board. Such student representative shall not have the right to vote on
any matter before the board, but shall have all other powers and duties
of section 174.055, and shall also meet the qualifications of section
174.055.

2. The term of service of the governors shall be as follows:

(1) The voting members shall be appointed for terms of six years; except,
that of the voting members first appointed, two shall serve for terms of
two years, two for terms of four years, and three for terms of six years;

(2) The nonvoting members who are not students shall be appointed for
terms of six years; except, that of the nonvoting members first
appointed, one shall serve for a term of three years, and one shall serve
a term of six years; and

(3) The nonvoting student member shall serve a two-year term as provided
in section 174.055.

3. The governors, both voting and nonvoting, while attending the meetings
of the board shall receive their actual and necessary expenses, which
shall be paid out of the ordinary revenues of the university. Vacancies
in terms of office caused by death, resignation or removal shall be
filled in the manner provided by law for such vacancies on the board of
curators of the University of Missouri. (L. 1985 H.B. 196, A.L. 2001 H.B.
218)

1. For the purposes of this chapter, confidentiality, as
determined by the board and as provided by law, shall apply to all
members and representatives on the board.

2. Any member or representative on the board may recuse himself or
herself from any deliberation or proceeding of the board.

3. Upon a unanimous affirmative vote of the members of the board who are
present and who are not student representatives, a given meeting closed
pursuant to sections 610.021 and 610.022, RSMo, shall be closed to the
student representative. (L. 2001 H.B. 218 § 174.056 merged with H.B. 218
§ 174.621)

The board of governors of the Truman State University shall
organize in the manner provided by law for the board of curators of the
State University of Missouri. The powers, duties, authority,
responsibilities, privileges, immunities, liabilities and compensation of
the board of governors of the Truman State University in regard to the
Truman State University shall be the same as those prescribed by statute
for the board of curators of the State University of Missouri in regard
to the State University of Missouri, except that the Truman State
University shall be operated only as an institution of liberal arts and
sciences. Degree programs offered by the Truman State University prior to
January 1, 1986, may be continued by the new board of governors, who
shall submit to the coordinating board for higher education by January 1,
1987, a three-year plan outlining admissions requirements, fees, and
program changes appropriate to a liberal arts and sciences mission.
Pursuant to section 173.005, RSMo, the coordinating board shall approve
all proposed new degree programs contained within the three-year plan.
(L. 1985 H.B. 196, A.L. 1995 S.B. 340)

The board of regents or board of governors of any state college
or university may appoint and employ as many college or university police
officers as it* may deem necessary to protect persons, property, and to
preserve peace and good order only in the public buildings, properties,
grounds, and other facilities and locations over which it has** charge or
control. (L. 1993 H.B. 698 § 1 subsec. 1)

*Word "they" appears in original rolls.

**Words "they have" appear in original rolls.

The college or university police officers, before they enter
upon their duties, shall take and subscribe an oath of office before some
officer authorized to administer oaths, to faithfully and impartially
discharge the duties thereof, which oath shall be filed in the office of
the board, and the secretary of the board shall give each college police
officer so appointed and qualified a certificate of appointment, under
the seal of the board, which certificate shall empower him or her with
the same authority to maintain order, preserve peace and make arrests as
is now held by peace officers. The college or university police officer
may in addition expel from the public buildings, campuses, and grounds,
persons violating the rules and regulations that may be prescribed by the
board or others under the authority of the board. Such officer or
employee of the state college or university as may be designated by the
board shall have immediate charge, control and supervision of police
officers appointed by authority of this section. Such college or
university police officers shall have satisfactorily completed before
appointment a training course for police officers as prescribed by
chapter 590, RSMo, for state peace officers or, by virtue of previous
experience or training, have met the requirements of chapter 590, RSMo.
(L. 1993 H.B. 698 § 1 subsec. 2)

Nothing in sections 174.700 to 174.706 shall be construed as
denying the board the right to appoint guards or watchmen who shall not
be given the authority and powers authorized by sections 174.700 to
174.706. (L. 1993 H.B. 698 § 1 subsec. 3)

There is hereby created the "Missouri Arboretum", wherein trees,
shrubs, and herbaceous and other types of plants shall be planted, grown,
and cultivated for scientific and educational purposes. The Missouri
arboretum shall be under the direction, control, and supervision of the
board of regents of Northwest Missouri State University. (L. 1993 S.B. 84
§ 14 subsec. 1)

1. The director of the Missouri arboretum may be appointed by
the president of the university and approved by the board of regents of
Northwest Missouri State University.

2. The director of the Missouri arboretum may:

(1) Acquire, archive, process, and disseminate information on
horticultural and botanical resources that are or could be of value to
the governor, members of the general assembly, and other policy- and
decision-makers in this state;

(2) Act as a representative of the state in horticultural matters as
pertains to agriculture, both within and outside the state when necessary
or appropriate, or when requested to do so by a proper authority, which
shall include the legislative and executive branches of this state;

(3) Conduct interpretative programs, investigations, and research
pertaining to horticulture and botanical resources, including, but not
limited to, native woody plant and certain herbaceous plant species
distribution in this state, their relationships to each other and certain
faunae and their environment as it pertains to agriculture and
horticulture;

(4) Maintain plant inventories on or near the Northwest Missouri State
University campus in natural or contrived ecosystems;

(5) Establish a depository for preservation of live, native, and adaptive
plant germ plasm, and the arboretum may act as a distribution source of
such germ plasm for cooperating affiliated arboretums involved in plant
evaluation, teaching and research programs;

(6) Maintain, as part of the statewide arboretum plant collections,
plants which are representative of but not necessarily restricted to the
flora and plant communities of Missouri, which among other benefits will
support research and investigative programs;

(7) Contract with private entities or state agencies to assist in
training of students and the citizenry with respect to native and
introduced woody and herbaceous plant materials and their importance to
Missouri. In connection therewith, the director may establish a graduate
level internship program;

(8) The director shall be the only state employee of the Missouri
arboretum. (L. 1993 S.B. 84 § 14 subsecs. 2, 3)

The establishment of the Missouri arboretum on the Northwest
Missouri State University campus shall in no way preclude or limit the
research and educational activities concerning biological and botanical
resources in natural or contrived areas by other universities, colleges,
or other governmental entities. The Missouri arboretum shall provide
support for such activities through data bases and monitoring activities.
(L. 1993 S.B. 84 § 14 subsec. 4)

1. The director may certify copies as being authentic
reproductions of arboretum resource records held in the state.

2. The director shall present a report each year to the Northwest
Missouri State University board of regents. (L. 1993 S.B. 84 § 14
subsecs. 5, 6)

A private support group, the Friends of the Missouri Arboretum,
may be established to provide funding encouragement for the arboretum.
The director shall be the chief operating officer of the private support
group. (L. 1993 S.B. 84 § 14 subsec. 7)

The Missouri arboretum may accept qualified arboretum sites as
established members of the arboretum, in order to have diverse locations
in which to test plants, to maintain indigenous plant populations, or to
provide a local educational resource. Such affiliated sites may be
schools, colleges, universities, or other parks or urban botanical sites
open to the public. The Missouri arboretum shall establish criteria for
such affiliation. (L. 1993 S.B. 84 § 14 subsec. 8)

1. There is hereby established the "Jim Sears Leadership
Scholarship Program". Any moneys appropriated by the general assembly for
this program shall be used to provide scholarships for Missouri citizens
to attend Truman State University pursuant to the provisions of this
section.

2. The definitions of terms set forth in section 173.205, RSMo, shall be
applicable to such terms as used in this section.

3. The board of governors of Truman State University shall be the
administrative agency for the implementation of the program established
by this section, and shall:

(1) Promulgate reasonable rules for the exercise of its functions related
to the purposes of this section;

(2) Prescribe the form, time and method of awarding academic
scholarships, and shall supervise the processing thereof; and

(3) Select qualified recipients to receive the scholarships.

4. Subject to appropriations, a student shall be eligible for the
scholarship, if such student is in compliance with the eligibility
requirements set forth in section 173.215, RSMo, excluding the
requirement of financial need.

5. Initial scholarships shall be offered in the academic year immediately
following graduation from high school to Missouri high school seniors who
have shown a strong record of leadership or community service while in
high school. The scholarships shall be distributed as evenly as possible
throughout the state. During the freshman year of college, scholarship
recipients are required to maintain status as a full-time student.

6. The scholarships are renewable for up to six additional semesters if
the recipient remains in compliance with the applicable provisions of
section 173.215, RSMo, the recipient makes satisfactory academic degree
progress as a full-time student, and upon the provision of funds by
Truman State University. (L. 1998 H.B. 1162 § 1)

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